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Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 December 2018

Tuesday, 18 December 2018

Questions (64)

Tony McLoughlin

Question:

64. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role that local authorities will play as applicants or project partners in the seven projects recently announced under the climate action fund. [53202/18]

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The Local Authorities have been major players in the recent competition for support from the Climate Action Fund. Among the seven successful projects, two Local Authorities are the lead applicants and, in respect of another, 27 different Local Authorities are participating as project partners.

Local Authorities have also been involved in a number of the 90 applicant projects which were not successful on this occasion.

The two District Heating projects, that are led by Local Authorities, have the potential to heat the equivalent of up to 60,000 homes and deliver major improvements in energy efficiency and carbon emissions.

The 27 Local Authorities are participating in a public lighting efficiency project to retrofit all remaining 326,000 non-LED public lights in their areas, which could save in excess of 300,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over a ten year period.

The sponsors of the unsuccessful projects will be invited to a workshop in the new year with the aim of encouraging further development of the ideas.

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